June 27, 2017 2 comments
Men and women have different views on what exactly constitutes infidelity, according to a new survey. While 91 per cent of women believe that a passionate kiss with someone other than a partner counts as being unfaithful, as many as one in five men do not share this opinion. This disparity was identified by relationship…
June 22, 2017 1 comment
Looking at pictures of puppies, kittens and other cute animals makes marriages happier, a new study has suggested. Academics from Florida State University have found that creating a “positive association” between spouses helped the couples’ attitudes towards each other. In this study, the effect was created by showing married people photos of cute animals alongside…
May 11, 2017 0 comments
Four relationship charities have published a manifesto demanding that whoever wins the upcoming general election boosts support for couples and families. Relate, OnePlusOne, Tavistock Relationships, and Marriage Care have formed the ‘Relationship Alliance’ and set out several key proposals for the government after 8 June. These include the creation of a new cabinet position: a…
May 10, 2017 3 comments
So, félicitations are due to French politican Emmanual Macron, who has managed the remarkable feat of becoming President Elect after forming his own centre-left political party, En Marche!, as recently as April last year. (Take note, British politics!) The 39 year-old former investment banker will become the youngest ever Président de la République française on…
May 6, 2017 2 comments
A Colombian woman has been admitted to hospital after swallowing thousands of dollars during an argument with her husband. The 28 year-old woman from the north-eastern town of Piedecuesta swallowed several rolls of American 100 dollar bills which added up to around $7,000 (£5,428). She had reportedly sold various electrical household items in order to…
April 19, 2017 1 comment
People who travel a lot for work believe it actually improves their relationships at home. In a survey of 2,000 Britons whose jobs involve regular trips abroad almost two thirds – 62 per cent – claimed their schedule was beneficial to their relationship. Meanwhile 72 per cent believed that being away from home for extended…
April 18, 2017 8 comments
Children of all ages should be taught about issues involving the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, teachers have said. The National Union of Teachers’ (NUT) annual conference was held in Cardiff over the Easter weekend. At this event, the organisation called for lawmakers to include these issues in the Sex and Relationships Education…
April 6, 2017 18 comments
I’ve not really been following it, but this week the BBC Breakfast programme has been running a series of pieces celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s album (for myself I can still remember when my older sister brought the album home, how different it was from what had gone before, and how…
April 4, 2017 5 comments
The government has promised to spend millions on relationship support services for unemployed families. Ministers have claimed that this focus is because joblessness creates additional stress and strain within relationships and children can suffer as a result. Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green told The Guardian that when parents argue their children “pick up tension…
March 31, 2017 2 comments
People in open relationships are just as happy as those in monogamous ones, a new study suggests. In a survey of 2,124 people, researchers from the University of Michigan (UM) found that those in consensual open relationships experience high levels of satisfaction and ‘passionate love’. This is the intense feeling people feel in the early…
